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File or directory X is unavailable (2 posts)

• Started 20 years ago by Sensei
• Latest reply 20 years ago from Jim Matthews

• Sensei Member

  Using Fetch 4.0.3 / Mac OS 10.2. When trying to delete a folder named '2011' (and its contents) from the ftp server by highlighting the folder and selecting 'Delete Directory or File' from the 'Remote' menu, I get the above 'unavailable' error message. Here's the transcript:

  Fetch 4.0.2 System 0x1028 Serial FETCHFL001-FF8Q-4A44 TR
  Connecting to MyFtpServer.com port 21 (11/26/03 11:04:31 AM)
  220 FTP server ready.
  USER MyUserName
  331 User name OK, need password.
  PASS
  230-Hello. Welcome to the ftp server.
  230 User logged in.
  SYST
  215 UNIX WebSTAR FTP.
  PWD
  257 "/" is the current directory.
  MACB ENABLE
  200 MacBinary mode enabled.
  CWD MyDirectory
  250 CWD OK, "/MyDirectory".
  PWD
  257 "/MyDirectory" is the current directory.
  TYPE A
  200 Using ascii mode to transfer files.
  PORT 192,168,0,2,119,57
  200 PORT OK, IP address 68.234.242.51 port 33290
  LIST
  150 Opening data connection.
  drwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 13 Nov 21 20:22 Aflac
  drwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 7 Nov 08 13:22 Walgreens
  226 Transfer complete.
  CWD /
  250 CWD OK, "/".
  PWD
  257 "/" is the current directory.
  TYPE A
  200 Using ascii mode to transfer files.
  PORT 192,168,0,2,87,75
  200 PORT OK, IP address 68.234.242.51 port 33425
  LIST
  150 Opening data connection.
  drwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 41 Nov 25 22:20 Agencies
  drwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 1 Oct 22 19:38 File_Utilities
  drwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 2 Nov 06 18:19 FTP_Test_for_JA
  drwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 15 Nov 25 16:35 TV
  226 Transfer complete.
  CWD FTP_Test_for_JA
  250 CWD OK, "/FTP_Test_for_JA".
  PWD
  257 "/FTP_Test_for_JA" is the current directory.
  TYPE A
  200 Using ascii mode to transfer files.
  PORT 192,168,0,2,35,85
  200 PORT OK, IP address 68.234.242.51 port 33426
  LIST
  150 Opening data connection.
  drwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 7 Nov 06 12:36 2011
  drwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 60 Nov 06 20:27 SCIFI2
  226 Transfer complete.
  CWD 2011
  250 CWD OK, "/FTP_Test_for_JA/2011".
  PWD
  257 "/FTP_Test_for_JA/2011" is the current directory.
  TYPE A
  200 Using ascii mode to transfer files.
  PORT 192,168,0,2,169,189
  200 PORT OK, IP address 68.234.242.51 port 33281
  LIST
  150 Opening data connection.
  -rwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 16626560 Feb 20 2002 2011/01.aif
  -rwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 28459392 Feb 20 2002 2011/09.aif
  -rwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 16788864 Feb 20 2002 2011/20.aif
  -rwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 17275648 Feb 20 2002 2011/22.aif
  -rwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 17325056 Feb 20 2002 Track 2.aif
  -rwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 28795776 Feb 20 2002 Track 3.aif
  -rwxrwxrwx 0 owner group 942336 Nov 06 12:36 Track 4.aif
  226 Transfer complete.
  DELE 2011/01.aif
  550 File or directory "2011" is unavailable.
  ftp_delete or ftp_rmdir: -30006 (state == RDEL_DELETING)
  PWD
  257 "/FTP_Test_for_JA/2011" is the current directory.
  QUIT
  221-You have exited the ftp server. Goodbye.
  221 Goodbye.

  Thanks very much for your help.

  Posted 20 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Apparently when Fetch tells the server to delete the file "2011/01.aif", the server thinks its talking about a file named "01.aif" in a directory named "2011", and the command fails. That's a problem with using slashes in file names on systems that use the slash character to separate directory and file names. You might have to ask the server administrator to delete those files from the server console.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 20 years ago #